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ID: |
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803873 |
| Type: |
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Roman Imperial |
| Issuer: |
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Lucius Verus |
| Date Ruled: |
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AD 161-169
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| Metal: |
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Gold |
| Denomination: |
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Aureus |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Date Struck: |
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AD 163-164 |
| Diameter: |
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19 mm |
| Weight: |
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7.12 g |
| Die Axis: |
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5 h |
| Obverse Legend: |
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● L ● VERVS AVG_ARMENIACVS |
| Obverse Description: |
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Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind |
| Reverse Legend: |
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TR P IIII ● IMP II COS II / VIC/AVG |
| Reverse Description: |
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Victory half-draped standing right, placing on palm tree a shield inscribed VIC/AVG |
| Mint: |
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Rome |
| Primary Reference: |
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RIC III 0525 |
| Reference2: |
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Calico 2177 (same dies) |
| Reference3: |
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MIR 018, 94-12/37 |
| Reference4: |
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BMCRE 296 note; Cohen 525 |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
| Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=117840 |
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Grade:
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Superb EF |
| Notes: |
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Between AD 162 and 166, Lucius Verus was in the East overseeing the campaign against Parthia, in which the Romans sought to recover their control of Armenia from them. In AD 163, the Roman general Statius Priscus attacked the Parthian forces and quickly destroyed their stronghold of Artaxata. To complete the process, Priscus installed the pro-Roman Sohaemus on the Armenian throne, thereby once again insuring a Roman buffer against the Parthian Empire. For this achievement, Verus received the cognomen Armeniacus, a title granted not because of any command in the field, but as the operations commander-in-chief |
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